Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-05


Of St16ord county to fund the county I'M
idebtedness; Same, sos. authorizing tho clty
i Of St John, Stafford county, to vote bonds
to reimburse citizens for sums advanced -
build court house; Senator Blues bin 81
authorizing Mound City township % vote
bonds TO reimburse citizens for money ad-
vanced to AID IN building q court house;
Mr.. Fockeles' bill 43e, authorizing Wav.
erly, Coney county, TO issue ecrip; Mr..
Kittiand's bill 458, allowing the town
ship of Coolidge, Hamilton county, to issue
bonds 10 construct wagon road; Mr.. NY
IONS bill 491 authorizing Lakin township.
Finney county, to vote 10000 bonds to con-
strIct wagon road; Mr. Johnson's bin 1856.
/ DE- clar1Dg all section lines in Ness county
public highways; Mr.. Morrison's bill 1853, re-
lasing to public highways in Labette ooun-
~; Mr.. McCammon's bill At, p,oyidino for
building bridge In jefferson county; Nr.
Rhodes bill 416, vacaung q potion of 4
state road in Marshall county.
Friday. February 25-Petitions were pre-
sented BY Mr.. Potter, relating to wages,
salaries and legal holidays, also relating to
lic highways; by Mr.. Sherman, PROTESTING
against the passage of the metropolitan po-
lice bill; by Mr.. Turner, of Chautauoua. re-
lating to roads and bridges; by Mr.. Boiee.
for equal rights on public highways for All
common carriers; BY Mr.. Leach, praying
for repeal of laws relating to railroad aid.
Senate Joint solution striking out the word
white" from that portion of the constitu.
ton relating to the militia, was passed; the
senate bill removing the political disabiii-
ties from divers persons, was passed; Mr..
Thompson's house bill 5l7, relating TO the
town site of Elk Falls, was passed; Mr.. Pot
ter's bill $50, authorizing Lincoln township,
Dickinson county, to build bridge over
the Solomon river and vote bonds to
$<>,, %k< u.
bill authorizing school district No. 2, Nor
ton county, to issue bonds to build school
house, was passed: Mr.. Iilton's bill 476,
authorizing school district No. 2, Lo IAN
county, to issue bonds to build q school
house, vas passed. Adjourned.
House concurrent resolution 81, granting
right of way through the Indian Territory
to the Chicago, Kansas & Northwestern road,
was adopted. The metropolitan police bill
passed As amended.
Saturday, February Ex-senator Blues
bill 10, the grand jury bill, passed without
amendment, by vote of 68 to 43. The bill
provides for two grand j1ries each year, ex-
cepting in counties of less than 1900 peo-
pie, where they shall be held only at the first
term of court of each year.
Monday, February 28.-Mr. Elliot pre-
sented petition for state militia. Two
bills were introduced. The house concur
rent resolution memorializing congress to
SO legislate that land held by foreign own
ers shall escheat to the several states where
in situated was adopted. Mr.. York's bill
40. extending the time of payment of se-
curities belonging to the state permanent
school funds, to sell the United States
bonds now held, and use the proceeds in |
purchasing school district bonds, passed. |
House concurrent resolution IS, relating to |
mileage for officers of the house and senate |
and allowing the same, was adopted. Mr.. |
Earlywine's bill 1O8, requiring railroad |
crossings at public and farm roads be con-
,tructed and maintained by the companies,
passed. Senator Young's bill, relating to
he purchase of the (salt) normal school
and, passed. Mr.. Davies bill &C, amending
he law relating to the duties and compen-
'ation of county surveyors, passed.
The following bills were passed: Mr.. Nat
ock's bill 62, amending the Law relating to
'ommon schools; MIR. Simpsons bill 224,
elating to school sites, and providing that
where school hvuse is of the value of $500,
he site shall not be changed except by q
wo-thirds vote of the legal electors; the
egular appropriation bills for the institu-
ion of the blind, for the soldiers orphan
ome, for the deaf and dumb institution,
or the Topeka insane asylum, for
he reform school, for the asylum
or the feeble minded, for the state re-
orm school, for the per diem and mileage
f the regents, trustees and directors of
tate institutions and for conveying prison.
rs to the penitentiary.